December 12, 2017
UAMS Research Grants Surge 53 Percent to $170.6 Million in Fiscal Year 2017
Dec. 12, 2017 | Research funding at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) grew 53 percent during the last fiscal year, contributing to the Arkansas economy and bringing the potential to grow new businesses. From $111.6 million in fiscal year 2016 to $170.6 million in fiscal year 2017, which ended June 30, the…
December 8, 2017
12th Street Center Students, Faculty, Volunteers Observe World AIDS Day
Dec. 8, 2017 | For the fourth consecutive year, the UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center observed World AIDS Day, and it has made the fight against AIDS an even more integral part of its health services by offering quarterly screenings for HIV. At the Nov. 30 event, the center again offered free HIV…
December 1, 2017
UAMS Northwest Regional Campus Accepting Applications for Summer Health Careers Program
Dec. 1, 2017 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus is now accepting applications from students who will be entering the 11th or 12th grade and interested in exploring careers in health care for its two-week, intensive Medical Applications of Science for Health (MASH) programs. The Rogers area program is…
November 27, 2017
Experience Symptoms of Dementia at Dec. 6 Simulation
Nov. 27, 2017 | The West Central Center on Aging, part of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will host a free event Dec. 6 to simulate the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. “The Alzheimer’s/Dementia Experience: Take a Walk in Their Shoes” will be held from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.at the…
November 20, 2017
Reynolds Institute Celebrates Family Caregivers
Nov. 20, 2017 | When caring for someone with dementia, it’s vital to learn to love that person for being who they are now, rather than the memory of who they were, according to all three former family caregivers who participated on a discussion panel as part of the celebration of caregivers at the UAMS…
November 17, 2017
UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center to Provide Health Screenings Nov. 30 for World AIDS Day
Nov. 17, 2017 | In observance of World AIDS Day, the public is invited to participate in free health care screenings from 4-8 p.m. Nov. 30 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) 12th Street Health & Wellness Center, 4010 W. 12th St. The center will provide free HIV testing. The testing will…
November 13, 2017
UAMS’ Curtis Lowery, M.D., Receives National Award from American Public Health Association
Nov. 13, 2017 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Curtis Lowery Jr., M.D., on Nov. 6 was honored for his work in maternal-fetal medicine with the Effective Practice Award from the Maternal and Child Health Section of the American Public Health Association. The Effective Practice Award recognizes individuals or groups whose work has…
November 9, 2017
Business Plan Team Takes National Award for Third Time in Six Years
Nov. 9, 2017 | Four presenters out of a six-person team of UAMS College of Pharmacy students left a panel of judges at the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) so impressed recently that they became the college’s third team in six years to win the same national award. Two other student teams from the college…
November 8, 2017
UAMS-Sponsored Senior Expo Attracts More Than 1,000
Nov. 8, 2017 | For the fourth consecutive year at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock, more than 1,000 seniors and baby boomers made the Senior Expo boom again. Sponsored by UAMS and presented by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the event pulled visitors from throughout central Arkansas and beyond. More than 200 seniors received…
November 7, 2017
UAMS East Regional Campus Opens New Family Medical Center in Helena
Nov. 7, 2017 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) East Regional Campus in Helena today celebrated the opening of its Family Medical Center, as part of its strategic efforts to expand clinical and educational services in the Delta. About 5,400 square feet of the facility were recently renovated at a cost of…
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